REFLECTOR: Top Gloss

[Laurence Coen]

Brian,

Most UV resistant paint means the paint is resistant to UV and does not 
protect what it's painted on. UV Smooth Prime contains mica which completely 
blocks UV.  A single coat of epoxy primer over the UV Smooth Prime is all 
you need and even that may not be necessary,  I blew on an initial coat of 
epoxy primer to protect the plane while I flew it prior to painting.  In 
hind sight, I wish I had painted it before flying.

Larry Coen
N136LC

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From: "Brian Michalk" <michalk at awpi.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 10:00 AM
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Top Gloss

> Juanita and I just painted the bottom of the wings with Smooth Prime.  We 
> rolled it on, and at $180/gallon, that method really conserves the primer.
>
> What's the point of Smooth Prime at all if we have to shoot two coats of 
> epoxy sealer before our final coat?  I know that Smooth Prime is high 
> filler, but other than that, is it required?  Can one put the epoxy sealer 
> on top of bubble filler and go from there?
>
> On 2/3/2011 9:53 AM, gstull at tampabay.rr.com wrote:
>> I used the Top Gloss and had all the associated problems, peeling and 
>> flaking. The Smooth Prime was not problematic, at least in my case. I 
>> sanded down the Top Gloss, re-applied Smooth Prime and painted directly 
>> over it with Urethane. It's been on for several years now with no 
>> problems
>> ---- Velocity<VelocityXL at fastmail.fm>  wrote:
>>
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